Bear News – MID OCTOBER 2025
October News Bear weights: Lucky 470, Tasha 375, Holly 315 Hibernation is upon us. Where will each of our bears end their season? Will Lucky hibernate with Holly? The question…
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October News Bear weights: Lucky 470, Tasha 375, Holly 315 Hibernation is upon us. Where will each of our bears end their season? Will Lucky hibernate with Holly? The question…
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Late fall news Bear weights: Lucky 462, Holly 315, Tasha 368 Happy Autumn everyone! This week I will talk about hibernation and how our bears prepare for it. Dr. Lynn…
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September news: Let’s talk about fall transition. https://bear.org/bear-facts/5-stages-of-activity-and-hibernation/ Fall transition is a period after hyperphagia when metabolic processes change in preparation for hibernation. Bears voluntarily eat less but continue to drink…
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Bear News for September We will not post weights this month due to the weights and dates contest. Good luck to all. Anyone who has been to the Bear Center…
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Bear News mid- August Bear weights and bears eat honey… don’t they? Lucky bear – 437, Holly 297, Tasha 350. Many times a season we are posed with the question, “Do…
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August news: Transitioning into Hyperphagia Bear weights: Lucky- 421, Holly 289, Tasha 342 We recently switched our bears from their maintenance bear kibble to Bear Chow Plus. It has more nutrients…
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This week’s news: Bear fur and shedding along with bear weights. Lucky bear- 405 lbs. Holly bear- 278 lbs. & Tasha bear- 338 lbs. I’m very pleased with the bear…
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Mating season has ended… or has it? Thank you for all your votes and for your help in celebrating the bears ½ birthday fundraiser! Each bear got the following…
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June 15th, Bear News Great news, Tasha Bear got on the scale and she weighs 328 lbs! Tasha is doing a great job so far this year. Lucky bear moved into the 400 range being at…
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Bear Weights: Lucky: 399 lbs. Holly: 247 lbs. Newsworthy events at the North American Bear Center: Welcome to our 2025 interns and the Bears’ Half-birthday, June 26 -29th voting for…
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